Residents return to homes as explosion risk removed
Ocado warehouse fire: Flames and smoke seen from miles around Residents evacuated from their homes after a large fire at an Ocado warehouse have been allowed to return. About 100 people were moved on Wednesday night due to fears a three-tonne cylinder of toxic ammonia gas in the building might explode. The fire service said […]
McDonald’s plans corporate job cuts and restructuring
Getty Images The head of McDonald’s has warned staff to expect job cuts in a huge reorganisation that will also see it speed up plans for new restaurants. Its boss Chris Kempczinski said the fast food giant was being hurt by an “outdated and self-limiting” structure. “We are trying to solve the same problems multiple […]
Euro 2022 final: ‘We’ve changed the game’ – England captain Leah Williamson
On the legacy of England’s Euro 2022 triumph, FA chair Debbie Hewitt said: “We’ve got to get girls across the country playing football in schools. “Once they have that opportunity, all of them, to play in schools and associate them with the clubs, then you will see this just take off. It will be like […]
NI ministers agree to remove Portugal from travel green list
Getty Images Holidaymakers travelling to Portugal will have to self-isolate for 10 days on their return to Northern Ireland, ministers have agreed. It has now been placed on the amber list. The key difference is the self-isolation requirement. The move comes into force after 04:00 BST on Tuesday. The Northern Ireland Executive announced its green […]
East Coast Main Line to get £350m for digital signal system
Jim Ramsay/LNER The new system is designed to improve reliability, according to the transport secretary The government is to provide £350m to fund the UK’s first digital signalling system on a long-distance rail route. The technology is to be installed on a 100-mile (161 km) stretch of the East Coast Main Line between London’s Kings […]
Labour pledges new deal with no Irish Sea border
Reuters The Labour Party has said it will negotiate a new Brexit deal that would not effectively create a regulatory border in the Irish Sea. The party made the pledge in its general election manifesto. The deal agreed between Prime Minister Boris Johnson and the EU would mean a regulatory border would be in place. […]
Liverpool Women avoid League Cup shock
Liverpool Women avoided a third successive defeat as they came from 3-1 down to beat Durham 5-4 on penalties in the Women’s League Cup Group 2 North. After a tough week which saw manager Neil Redfearn leave the club, they led early through Sophie Bradley-Auckland. And it was her penalty which eventually won the game […]
FBI investigates major Twitter attack
AFP/REUTERS Kim Kardashian West, Kanye West, Elon Musk, Bill Gates and Barack Obama were all ‘hacked’ The FBI has launched an investigation after hackers hijacked Twitter accounts of a number of high-profile US figures in an apparent Bitcoin scam. “The accounts appear to have been compromised” to perpetrate cryptocurrency fraud, said the bureau, urging the […]
Ikea struggles with supply problems due to driver shortage
Getty Images Furniture giant Ikea is struggling to supply about 1,000 product lines as a shortage of HGV drivers continues to hit businesses. The company said the shortage of products, including mattresses at some stores, was down to Covid and Brexit. Businesses ranging from flu vaccine suppliers to food and drink firms have also been […]
Oxford research centre plans biggest recruitment campaign
BBC Diamond Light Source plans to increase the women in its workforce to “industry leading levels” A research centre is planning its biggest recruitment campaign for women since it was created 20 years ago. Diamond Light Source at Harwell has helped understand why chocolate tastes good, how the Mary Rose was preserved and has studied […]